New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-31
THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES.
The Presidents bc.ated appearance IN National
couuclls Fl ezra lo tariff Iefoi perhaps
necessary snce continue practice in part sanship
had rendered further REPETITION Of his giitterlng
PROBES sOnS a a Civil Service rcformer almost too
broad farce t. be kept on the political board9.
During the year clean sweep has been made of
Republican Off ,c-aOdess remaining as Internal
revcnuc collectors. marSha!S, dlstrct-attOrneys,
plstmastcrs etc. The President he'd Gear LEGAL
right to do tins since the Civil Service law had
only restricted application 10 certain asses of
Federal Off ,ais but he Lad the haIdIhood to
.epli zee Republicans with Dem crats while he was
entertaining the country with loud dec.amltioa
and symmetrical plrases about Civil Service re-
form. He went further and peTsisteltly evld'a
the provisions of the Civil Service act enacted by
the last Republican Congress and first indor~ed by
a Republican Administration, whose practice. I'M
like the prc.ent Al illustrations, was Jar IN
advance of its Professions Under that act t2e
clerical forces Of tle Washington departments aud
OF he principal customs and post offices of the
r-uutrY were protected against parts III moleSt1-
ton. Awaiting himself of his summary powers Of
removal, he has turned out Republicans inoiscrm-
inatey under he prctence of uatineSs. In great
Offices. like the Philadelphia Post Office and
the CHICAGO Caston House and Post
Office. Democratic partisans have been let IN
reform; AMI wlen Ma. Higgins took 20 prominent
apart in The Infringement of primary eecuon7 IN
Baltimore that the Civil Service IeiOrmcIs turned
AGAINST the President in sheer disgust, there was no
Executive rebuke. 80 hostile had the Democratic
party shown Itself TO the cause. and 50 constantly
mad the civil Service law been outraged in spirit
that the ss)ciat ION OF rciOrmerS at Its annual
meeting in Newport wore the aspect OF "a funeral.
Mr. Curtis. in his junction of chef mouIner. lft liz
ap his voice in lamentati0n and uDbralding tn
Admini>tra for It's apostasy. Meanwhile. At
tornev-General Garland, Pan-t lccirc attorney and
shareholder remains III the Cabinet pledge
that ublic office il a puOhc trust y; Nh Lamar IS
nominated 20 the United state bench by virtue OF
the inca grenes OF his legal experience and the BIT
terness of his former hostility TO the Union:
Colonel Villas. who has been rigging the MINOR
oost-ofices III the interest OF partisan !tic,, Is
advanced 10 the Interior Department. and Don NJ.
Dickinson, who is expected 10 deliver Michigan
INTO the hands of the Democracy, is admitted 10 a
cabinet scat where he can control good share Of
tac Adams ratlon's political pa r0nage IN the
West.
NATIONAL LEGIsLArloT.
re President has come 20 the rescue OF the &c
trader, when thelr influence II Congress l. seriously
nuoaj.ed by the Ic iacii,n OF the Dem cratic ma
INV IN the now Hou,e II the closing session of
The XIIX!b Congress the tar.n question WAS DIS
o,s.d of carly III the year Dv the refusal oi ne
Honsc 70 take up the Morrison bill since the FREE
trader. could not meade with tn tariii tiey &C.
,criued 10 prevent the lu,rjd Iction and cpnSl yer
,;i,n O.. al IN asurcs for tire reduction of iai rnal
cycnge taxation. IN tins they r" 50 s'cce''.Hi
,l,a, the President vas ap,c when the J. u 'o't''''
o,.nci TO make he IN IA az able surplus rove
,,.. q .r.tox- f,- recommending radical tariff -
auctions The last House va. absolutely controlled
ay Snoqkcr CarlIsle, MT. Morrison and Mr. Randall.
rrcv roth. el &, alloy important measures winch
boo u.,sed fhe senate ga ba discussed aud even
hold ba.k the appropriation bills until the iasl
moment to b. carried .ith rush und T pressure Oh
he menace OF an extra session, wIeh IL was 100
late T. allow the Senate adequate tine i"l cohsi"-
nring them, especially a new Legislation WIS si'-
hlel upon them. Ihe appropriations ampunt'" 10
y2tS 5GS go 81. in cOnpaIlspl with SZ5p"'p,-
oo2 G3 Cor the prsyiou, year. The RIVER and li'r-
bnr Torlif alton, and General Deficiency appio-
,,it,on bills failed the last sure Oh account OF
the de- rm ncl refusal OF the senate to @io"
- 900 expended By the Department Oh Justice III
s1n.rlnol. telephone litigation ln>iGa;cd %
speculariv ring with winch the Attorney -pc'cI"
WISE ,nnectel to BE- taken from tue treasury. Inc
Uu.e s,ootherca the BLAIR ElucItlol pill. the AZ
rcnltui al Department bill and various pi'cnc"
sehe nes for hs red c;Ion Of internal revenue Tor
the foruf.ai ION aad dcfelc OF the coast and the
Enforcement o. foreigl mai facilities Inc most I'M
.or,a,t laws enacted were the act regulating Tue
count OF the electoral vote, the ANIL oISe'mN
iu the Interstate Com nerce bill. the het'Ila-
tto. net the Mexican Pensions bill ana measures
authorizing suits against the Cni'ed states eXc'p
far var claims and Ui,yiimg for tie retirement
and ,ccnIua. OF tle tradc-dollaI. with mischIcN-
ou.,pon6,,.cnt added by the House requiring tho
,5l,,ionol carnage OF 81 100000 Of SILVER every
.,oofb Congress adjourned on March J. leaving
enc orr,fio, of the III .posal # the supluS open
,,th ,..,a,aI Instructions for the Administration
IN rrrchoso bond. at the rate of $l0,0OO,OOO "A
uoatb In this way capital was u be accuiHh-
la cd 20 ciidbi- he President 10 Iu'9 IL D'o'' "a
iotl, .,cu, If The depicted party Of free TRADERS
and uiae IN. revision Of inc tam n preferences
toaIr ea-nr. IS for reducing internal revenue
rut PRESIDENT AND THE SOLDIERS.
Il. Hons. had refused 20 grant Mr.. Logan
oogs.,, hat # ,od mi. cl with the Senate III I'D
eral LEGISLATION tor The benefit al soldiers. Inc
r. s,'c,.t vetoed larg number of private pension
bi..s m9 whom lie Degeadcnt PENSION OH
D. sci BOA aoa.c, BY large major.tles' he IT,
.u7lcl n win Message winch Union veterans
generally 60 s.iued as bciokening indifference "
shcr claims. Il not positive contempt. nc Ia"
Sgnei tine Nczican Pensions bill, which emDouicu
thc same nriocpes but considered IL necessary !"
hIcri.ni,aia AGAINST Union veterans. Inc eh"''
neu' o. both measures might have been crtlc'seu
OF The ground 81 cxpedie1cy but the selection VI
S0athcrn veterans of the Mexican wal lor cA-
eusye favor created a strong prejudice against
mn among Union soldiers This feeling was III
ten ihcd BIZ the Presidents letters to the AIoet'
b,in"y Johnston Monument Association oi 'o"
Orleans, aud to the Calhoun Monument As ocia
etsn~ % .xfl htyf a